Meta has clarified its previously-announced plans to help users create AI “characters” on Facebook and Instagram. “They’ll have bios and profile pictures and be able to generate and share content powered by AI on the platform,” said Meta VP of Product (genAI) Connor Hayes. Because the Internet doesn’t have enough fake users already.
Following widespread complaints from users, Instagram has already deleted AI profiles managed by Meta. One main complaint was the inability to block the AI-generated accounts. By the time you read this, Facebook may well have followed suit.
Marketers integrating genAI into their content creation process save 114 minutes weekly (98 hours per year) according to a study by Adobe. They use the time saved to improve work quality (61%), improve work-life balance (49%), and learn new skills (45%). Naturally, Adobe nominates Adobe GenStudio as tool of choice.
Changes in marketing channels and data access have made advertising measurement more important, and challenging, than ever. Taking advantage of growing interest in the topic, Bain Capital is selling Kantar Group’s audience measurement division, Kantar Media, to global investment firm H.I.G. Capital for “approximately $1 billion”. Kantar Media accounts for 4,500 of Kantar Group’s 25,000 employees.